AMD Phenom X4 9600 vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9600 and Intel Pentium III 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 64% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
  • 64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date November 2007 vs December 2001
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31.2 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

Name AMD Phenom X4 9600 Intel Pentium III 1400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 216
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 772
PassMark - Single thread mark 272
PassMark - CPU mark 193

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 9600 Intel Pentium III 1400

Essentials

Architecture codename Agena Tualatin
Launch date November 2007 December 2001
Place in performance rating 3247 3256
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 80 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 450 million 44 million
Base frequency 1.40 GHz
Bus Speed 133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 69 °C
Maximum core temperature 69°C
VID voltage range 1.5V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+ PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 31.2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology